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Re:Ethiopia's planned railway network by rayiner on Tuesday November 24, 2015 @01:13PM (#10622399)
Freight rail is about 4x more efficient than freight trucks. Electric freight trucks are more efficient than gasoline ones, but are totally experimental.
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Re:Ethiopia's planned railway network by jagger27 on Tuesday November 24, 2015 @01:16PM (#10622413)
And then you remember that electric trains have existed for a very long time. Rail wins hand over fist.
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